To my parents...

Patience has been my lifelong enemy:-). It has tested me so many times, sometimes I won the battle, sometimes I lost, still those lessons have not brought much improvement to my relationship with patience, but when my parents came for my wedding and went around Czech Republic, Patience again played with me and tested my strength:-).

It started on the very first day.The family boarded very late, we had to wait for ages (OK, I exagerrate it:-)) and already felt not comfy waiting so long for them coming out from the imigration while others already were.
Then it continued in the following day, when moderate walk exhausted my parents. I did not realise (or did not want to realise:-)) that they are not as fit as before. Age has consumed them.
Missing the scheduled underground and tram were among those potentials for me to wage war with patience. And the list went on.
HOwever, in the end, I led myself and won the war:-). This forwarding mail contributed to my peace and reminded me of the value of parents for me...

Ma and Pa, I wish you peaceful and enjoyable days. Aku sayang kalian.


KETIKA AKU SUDAH TUA
WHEN I AM OLD NOW

Ketika aku sudah tua, bukan lagi aku yang semula.
WHEN I AM OLD NOW AND NOT WHO I WAS BEFORE
Mengertilah, bersabarlah sedikit terhadap aku.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME AND BE PATIENT WITH ME
Ketika pakaianku terciprat sup,
WHENEVER SOUP BROTH STAINS MY CLOTH

ketika aku lupa bagaimana mengikat sepatu, ingatlah bagaimana dahulu aku mengajarmu.
WHENEVER I FORGET HOW TO TIE MY SHOELACE, REMEMBER WHEN I TAUGHT YOU

Ketika aku berulang-ulang berkata-kata tentang sesuatuyang telah bosan kau dengar, bersabarlah mendengarkan, jangan memutus pembicaraanku.
WHENEVER I REPEAT TELLING SOME STORIES, PLEASE TAKE HEART AND LISTEN

Ketika kau kecil, aku selalu harus mengulang cerita yang telah beribu-ribu
kali kuceritakan agar kau tidur.
WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG, I HAVE TOLD YOU SOME STORIES THOUSAND TIMES SO YOU HAD NICE SLEEPING

Ketika aku memerlukanmu untuk memandikanku, jangan marah padaku.
Ingatkah sewaktu kecil aku harus memakai segala cara
untuk membujukmu mandi?
WHENEVER I NEED YOU TO HELP ME TAKE BATH, PLEASE DONT BE UPSET,
I ALSO TOOK TIME TO PERSUADE YOU, MY LITTLE ONE, TO TAKE BATH

Ketika aku tak paham sedikitpun tentang tehnologi dan hal-hal baru,
jangan mengejekku. Pikirkan bagaimana dahulu aku begitu sabar menjawab
setiap "mengapa" darimu.
WHENEVER I AM DUMB WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY PLEASE DONT SCOLD
REMEMBER WHEN I WAS RELENTLESS ANSWERING ALL YOUR SIMPLE QUESTIONS

Ketika aku tak dapat berjalan, ulurkan tanganmu yang masih kuat untuk
memapahku. Seperti aku memapahmu saat kau belajar berjalan waktu masih kecil.
WHENEVER I BARELY WALK, PLEASE LEND ME YOUR HAND
AS I DID IT TO YOUR SMALL, FRAGILE HAND AS MY BABY CHILD

Ketika aku seketika melupakan pembicaraan kita, berilah aku waktu untuk
mengingat. Sebenarnya bagiku, apa yang dibicarakan tidaklah penting,
asalkan kau disamping mendengarkan, aku sudah sangat puas.
WHENEVER I AM LOST IN OUR CONVERSATION, PLEASE GIVE ME TIME
ABOVE ALL, WHAT MOSTLY MATTERS TO ME IS YOUR PRESENCE

Ketika kau memandang aku yang mulai menua, janganlah berduka.
Mengertilah aku, dukung aku, seperti aku menghadapimu ketika kamu mulai
belajar menjalani kehidupan. Waktu itu aku memberi petunjuk bagaimana
menjalani kehidupan ini, sekarang temani aku menjalankan sisa hidupku.
WHENEVER YOU GLANCE AT MY AGING FIGURE, PLEASE DONT BE TROUBLED
ACCEPT ME, SUPPORT ME JUST LIKE I HAVE DONE TO YOUR LIFE STRUGGLING
NOW ACCOMPANY ME LIVING THE REST OF MY DAYS

Beri aku cintamu dan kesabaran, aku akan memberikan senyum penuh rasa
syukur, dalam senyum ini terdapat cintaku yang tak terhingga untukmu.
GIVE ME YOUR LOVE AND PATIENCE, AND I GIVE YOU MY GRATEFUL SMILE AND LOVE WITHIN


DARI AYAH DAN IBU
FROM DAD AND MOM